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Sophie  Sophie

The electronic producer, who died in 2021, left behind a trove of unfinished material which forms the basis for this self-titled release The FT

Katy Perry  143

Dated girl-power anthems and by-the-numbers dance-pop lack the frivolity that once made the singer so entertaining The FT

Joan As Police Woman  Lemons, Limes and Orchids

The singer-songwriter’s 12th studio album combines rhythmic depth with vocal sophistication The FT

Joan As Police Woman  Lemons, Limes and Orchids

Perhaps the ultimate childless cat lady is free to kick back and let her inimitable, stylish vocals shine The Arts Desk

Joan As Police Woman  Lemons, Limes and Orchids

She turns doubt and anxiety into subtly burnished, soulful nocturnes, more sensual than any existential crisis should be. Print edition only Mojo

Joan As Police Woman  Lemons, Limes and Orchids

With Wasser’s careworn voice centre-stage and basic parts recorded live with her simpático band, there’s a new simplicity, swing and airy languor in play on these 12 eloquent, soul-pop songs. Print edition only Uncut

Joan As Police Woman  Lemons, Limes and Orchids

Joan Wasser returns with an opulent, sensuous and assured collection of new songs that will be seen as one of her finest albums to date musicOMH

Joan As Police Woman  Lemons, Limes and Orchids

On her first collection of originals since 2018, Joan Wasser lets loose with an album of slinky vocals and live instrumentation The Observer

Bright Eyes  Five Dice, All Threes

Like many of Oberst and Bright Eyes’ other albums, this album digs its heals deep in the dirt and plays tug of war with your heart. Another great album Northern Transmissions

Bright Eyes  Five Dice, All Threes

Five Dices, All Three is a mixed media collage offering an invitation to explore moments of reflections, wisdom, and creativity unfolding behind the ominously surrealist brain of Conor Oberst Under The Radar

Bright Eyes  Five Dice, All Threes

The album invites us to embrace the messiness of life’s unresolved questions, making this another worthy addition to the Bright Eyes The Line Of Best Fit

Bright Eyes  Five Dice, All Threes

Oberst's storytelling songwriting remains despairing and maudlin, but he seems more self-aware of this than ever before, injecting some triumph and levity into these songs All Music

Bright Eyes  Five Dice, All Threes

The rough-milled follow-up to 2020’s Down In The Weeds, Where The World Once Was doesn’t suggest time is mellowing him. Print edition only Mojo

Bright Eyes  Five Dice, All Threes

Five Dice, All Threes sounds like they’ve caught up with themselves: even if Bright Eyes are struggling to scrape together optimism about the future, there is every reason why their fans should. Print edition only Uncut

Bright Eyes  Five Dice, All Threes

The album’s title suggests consistency, but in fact, it is a thrillingly unpredictable musical journey DIY